Outgoing CIA Director Mike Pompeo was confirmed to be the next U.S. secretary of state, following a Thursday afternoon vote by the Senate.The tally was 57 yes votes, 42 senators voting no and one senator absent.Pompeo’s confirmation narrowly made it out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday after last-minute support from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.Pompeo will replace Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil CEO fired by President Donald Trump on Twitter last month.Pompeo was sworn-in shortly after the vote. A long list of pressing issues awaits him including a decision on the Iran nuclear deal and Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Outgoing CIA Director Mike Pompeo was confirmed to be the next U.S. secretary of state, following a Thursday afternoon vote by the Senate.

The tally was 57 yes votes, 42 senators voting no and one senator absent.

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Pompeo’s confirmation narrowly made it out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday after last-minute support from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Pompeo will replace Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil CEO fired by President Donald Trump on Twitter last month.

Pompeo was sworn-in shortly after the vote. A long list of pressing issues awaits him including a decision on the Iran nuclear deal and Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.